Three-year old child dies after falling into sewer manhole

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IPOH (Bernama): A three-year-old boy was found dead after falling into a sewer at the Pasir Puteh police quarters here on Tuesday (Oct 8).

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A Perak Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said his department received a call at 8.16am and a team from the Pasir Puteh Fire and Rescue Station rushed to the scene.

It was learned that the boy was known as Anas Hadif Ahmad Hafiz and had fallen through a manhole at the quarters, he said.

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“The victim was found at 9am today by firefighters. Rescuers used pumps to remove sludge to make it easier to remove the victim,” he said in a statement here Tuesday. – The Star